Mung bean

Mung bean

Vigna radiata

Vigna
Fabaceae
Tropical Plants
Zone 311
🐾 Pet-Safe
🌱 Beginner Friendly

Mung bean is a fast-growing warm-season legume that is easy to grow in any sunny garden bed or container. Sow seeds directly into well-draining soil after the last frost and water consistently through flowering and pod development. Harvest seeds when pods turn black for culinary use, or sprout seeds indoors year-round on a damp tray.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Fast

Mature Height

12″ – 120″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

6

Flowers

brown, yellow, green

Watering Schedule

Every 5-7 Days • Water Moderately To Keep Soil Consistently Moist But Never Waterlogged; Reduce Watering As Pods Mature

Soil pH

6 – 6.9

Temperature

-20°95°F

Mature Spread

up to 36

Root Depth

Deep

Foliage

Coarse

Propagation: Seed

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Angola
Assam
Bangladesh
Benin
Burkina
Cambodia
Cameroon
Chad
China North-Central
China South-Central
China Southeast
Christmas I.
Comoros
Congo
East Himalaya
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Hainan

Attracts

🐝 Bees
🐝 Butterflies
Safety & Use
🍳 Culinary
⚕ Medicinal
🐾 Pet-safe

Sources

Data: trefle

Image: trefle.io — Taken Mar 28, 2022 by Lorenzi Harri (cc-by-sa)

Hardiness Zones
1
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